Easy Grillable Veggie Burgers

I really enjoyed the burgers. I tossed them on a Grill. However, as already mentioned above, the Chili powder amount could be halved. It was indeed overpowered and took away the burgers flavour. Other than that, easy to make next time. First time took a while, but will definitely be quicker the second time.

Hey! I soon want to try these, but I would like to bake them – would that be OK? If so, for how long, at what temperature and what level even rack? Thank you in advance! You rock! :)

I’ve made these several times now, they are perfect! I did as another reviewer said and subbed oat flour for the walnuts and bread crumbs, only I used a bit less. I used 1 cup 2 tblsp oat flour. They have the perfect consistency! Firm enough I don’t need to be gentle with them, they char beautifully, the insides stay moist but are never mushy (not like the typical bean burger), they reheat well, and the flavor is incredible. Like SO good. I served these to my boyfriend’s meat eating father and he asked for the recipe, he even said they were sooo much better than the cheeseburger he had at the Woodsmen. Which is a popular restaurant in our town, where we had eaten the night before. That’s a huge compliment! Seriously people! Make these!!

And thank you for creating and sharing!

This was the most delicious burger in the whole white world!!! My hubby is not even a vegan and he freakin’ love it!

there is a spicy kick to it- thats a killer!

ahhhh making it tonight again

These were delicious!!

Made these tonight and found them quite satisfactory. They smell terrific! Pan-fried them and found that they held together well when handled gently. A nonstick pan was on duty, so can’t speak to how they behave in stainless steel. Although they are, in fact, easy and quick to assemble, they also result in a lot of dishes (getting the food processor out is a big contributor); next time, I’ll make a double batch and freeze the extra, to get more out of the mess. Used about 1/2 tsp of cayenne instead of 1 tbsp of chili powder and found them a bit too spicy.

I just have to say, I truly LOVE your blog. Every recipe looks delicious and I can not wait to try them all. I also really love the Detox guide! Don’t ever stop sharing your delicious brilliance with us!! <3

Thanks for this. It makes for a great burger. I made two small adjustments: 1, I added the spices (not the sugar) to the onions after they were about 80% cooked, just to get the aromatics more completely combined; 2, I substituted black rice for brown rice to provide a slightly more toothsome texture, better colour (closer to bbq burgers) and with all of the health benefits of black rice.

Hi there – I’ve been searching for the perfect veggie burger for so long. I’m allergic to nuts and soy. Do you think I can sub pumpkin seeds for the walnuts?

I made these tonight! I omitted the chili powder (because I was out of it, ha!), subbed gluten free quick oats instead of panko, and pan fried ’em. Turned out soooooo delicious, both my boyfriend and I eat meat but decided to try cooking something new and we were super impressed!

This is amazing! I’m literally amazed! I have the remainders of my burgers freezing and Im eating one now. The flavor makes them the best burgers ever. Mine didnt keep their shape and werent as pretty as yours…. but I still give this recipe a million stars! Thank you!

These veggie burgers were absolutely incredible! I loved how these had a (relatively, as far as veggie burgers go) short list of ingredients yet were packed full of flavor and protein. They also did stay together very well while cooking (I cooked them in the pan with some olive oil). DELICIOUS, FILLING, CHEAP, HEALTHY, VEGETARIAN. 2 thumbs up!

These are delicious. They hold together and have amazing flavor. I somehow manage to forget how tasty these are until I have another one and never want it to end.

Hi
Any suggestions on a replacement for the nuts and breadcrumbs?

I absolutely love veggie burgers and am so thankful for a grillable version! Veggie burgers are delicious and a great healthier ways to satisfy that burger craving. I included it in my latest post “Kick Start The New Year #2: 15 Healthy Dinners”!

I’ve only been eating vegan for three months but I wanted to cook my 4 siblings an entirely vegan meal to show them that being vegan is delicious too. I made these along with your garlic mashed potatoes and chocolate peppermint cupcakes and they absolutely loved it! They said it was yummier than a regular burger and marveled at the fact that everything was made with no animal products. Thank you for the delicious recipes, I will definitely be using them again!

Dana, you genious, you! I cannot thank you enough for this recipe… These burgers are fantastic! I just made them as “meatless meatballs” for x-mas and tweaked the spices to fit, and I also subbed bbq-sauce (which I don’t have) for ketchup+chipotle paste and it worked very well. The result was a bunch of mouthwateringly yummy veggieballs that everyone will LOVE!
I will keep using this recipe, for sure!
Thank you!!

I made these the other day – I changed up the ingredients a bit, since I did not have the breadcrumbs and some of the spices. Despite that they tasted soooo good and I made them in the oven. SO they are not only grillable, but also great for the oven as well ;) 5 stars!

Easy, delicious and so full of flavor!

Made these tonight and wow!! Amazing burger. So delicious and flavourful. My 9 month old son even loved it! Huge hit in our house.

Can you bake these instead of frying so they’re oil free??

By chili powder you mean the blend of spices right?

Hi!

Can I use olive oil instead of avocado oil? It’s very hard to find were I live, but I don’t know if it will have the same effect. Thanks :)

Hi,

Do you have a GF bread crumb recipe? If not, would you be willing to come up with one???

Love these burgers. I used organic red rice as that was what I had to hand. They have a nice spicy kick to them.
Well worth the time it takes to prep the ingredients. We will be making them to serve in our recently opened beach cafe/restaurant in the Gulf of Thailand.
Thanks Dana.

Just made these! Delish!!
Didn’t have brown rice so subbed farro. Definitely a keeper. Very very good. Even carnivores liked the burger.

All hail the veggie burgers indeed!!!!

Can I substitute pecans for the walnuts?

I loved these burgers! I even added my left over shiitake mushrooms from the vegan ramen I made a few days before. Sadly I used 8g of chilli which was just too much for me!! However, I saved them by adding (a lot) of tahina sauce (yogurt, tahini and lemon).
I love your website and all your food! I am in the process of setting up my own food blog.
I will try these again with less chili to get the perfect burger!
On the plus side, my boyfriend LOVED them! Win :)

This is such an amazing recipe! They held up perfectly (made them in the pan) and tasted great. Even my meat-loving boyfriend and his roommate approved.
I would definitely recommend using beans you’ve cooked from dried. I feel like they do a better job in veggie burgers than canned.
And yes, thank you Dana for creating such an amazing recipe! I will definitely try some of your other veggie burger recipes as well :)

Loved the grill able veggie burgers, truly the best I’ve tried. I didn’t have black beans so I used a medley of beans and they were amazing! I love your recipes! Thanks for your passion for and commitment to health ?

I made these yesterday and they were delish! Very hearty and flavorable. I’ve made a lot of veggie burgers in my time, but this one hits the spot with the bbq sauce. I ended up cooking these on the stovetop and they held up fine. Winner recipe!

YUM! I made this recipe yesterday and it was delicious! The combination of walnuts and black beans are so good. I never would have thought of that.
I didn’t test its “grillability” yet though (just pan-fried them), but will definitely try it one day.

Wow, Dana! This recipe has literally MADE MY MONDAY. I got up early to start buy pancho breadcrumbs, cook the beans and make homemade buns, they turned out INCREDIBLE. So worth the wait. I made double the recipe and there’s only two in the house so I think we will be eating them all week. Even my non vegan boyfriend approves, the recipe is absolutely spot on. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the obvious hard work and testing that goes into your recipes. I have never made one that hasn’t turned out perfect. This is my favourite place on the internet! :)

These were great! Stayed together on the grill and were enjoyed by veggie and meat eaters alike. Only suggestion is that i made mine on the thicker end and would try a bit thinner next time.

Really good, but I think it could use less chili powder-it was overpowering and took away from the rest of the flavors. I’m going to try it again, but with HALF the recommended amount of chili and perhaps even a little less of the paprika.

These look delicious and like a kid-friendly meatless option. We have a bad nut allergy so I’d have to sub the bread crumbs for walnuts but this is definitely going on the meal plan soon.

Wow! These look SO GOOD! We barbecue constantly and my trick for grill-able burgers is a quick pan-fry to give it a “crust”, throw them in the freezer to harden up, then grill the burger over low heat. This way the patty is more solid and doesn’t fall apart on the barbecue. The barbecue defrosts it, firms it up, adds a smoky taste, and it takes about the same amount of time to cook as a meat burger if you’re cooking with omnivores. I find the pan fry before grilling works well when the burger patties are fresh, but even better after I’ve thrown them in the freezer! This way I can make huge batches too that I can share and will last for a while! Hope this tip helps!

Can you make the patties the night before you plan to grill them?

Delicious as per usual. More work than I expected, but looking back the prep wasn’t THAAT bad. The burgers were so delicious, so I’m happy to do it again ;) Thanks for another winning recipe!

Looks good! I’m confused about how much brown rice to use. Is “one cup” the pre-cooked amount (which yields several cooked cups) or the post-cooked amount? Thank you!!

hi
how do you make the patties so neat and round?

Can’t wait to try these!!

Veronica

These burgers were wonderful, moist and delicious. This was my first burger that did not fall apart on the grill. Thank you thank you! xxoo

For those who have had success freezing these, did you do so before grilling or after? Thanks in advance!

Everyone loved them! So glad I found your site.

These burgers are gems! Picky boyfriend approved, flavourful and filling. Didn’t miss the meat one bit.

They did take a little time to prep but were absolutely worth it. I didn’t have any BBQ sauce so I used ketchup and they worked just fine. We did find that if you grilled them too long they did start to fall apart a little bit so just a quick grill is best. I used a large ice cream scooper to form the patties which worked like a charm!

Adding these to the veggie night rotation for sure!

Just made these for the 1st time! You R the master!! I’m a complete wuss when it comes to spicy heat, so omitted the chili powder & added onion & garlic powders instead. Used Diane’s Honey & Garlic BBQ sauce and broiled them since we don’t own a BBQ.

They R the bomb! I plucked leaves of majestic kale fm our garden, made a dijonnaise & served using the kale in place of buns. I told my husband (a meat lover) that we were having burgers tonite, & he came upstairs stoked. His brow got very furrow-y, but he couldn’t deny they were delish! He didn’t even add more mayo, which is a shocker for him

I’ll post a pic on Insta. I will pass this recipe / blog on & def make this again. Tx Dana! ?

Made these the day I got the receipe. WOW! I ground up some rice chex for my bread crumbs for the GF folks. Used the pressure cooker for the black beans and cooked up a batch of wild rice. To save time I portioned out enough black beans and rice for 2 more meals and froze the portions. These are truely the best veggie burgers I’ve ever made. The taste and texture is wonderful. They held up very nicely. Have not tried grilling yet. Thanks so much for sharing.

My husband and I loved these!! Sadly we don’t have a grill so I made them on the stovetop but they held together perfectly and I’m sure they would be even better on the grill. I’m so happy I now have a go-to veggie burger. Oh and I HIGHLY recommend using Trader Joes Sriracha BBQ sauce in these!!

Hi, just to let you know that panko breadcrumbs have uncertified palm oil in them, contributing to to extinction of the orangutang.

My husband and I LOVED these burgers! Made them for dinner last night=Great flavor and no falling apart. When I make veg burgers they are hit or miss. Sometimes too loose on a bad day. Thanks for the “bulls-eye”!

Wonder if this will work with a juicy Lucy burger – vegan burger stuffed with vegan cheese. Thanks

Looks awesome! Could you sub the walnuts for sunflower seeds?? I have a nut allergy :(

loving this! grillable makes this so awesome! I’m used to the fry pan for veggie burgers so this is a must try also! I bet I could even get my fiance to eat a veggie burger instead of his meat burger with this grillable one! ;-) YUM

Hi,

LOVE your website and all your recipes!!! I was just thinking that I would love to reward you somehow and there pops up your 31 recipe book, hurrah!
Thanks,

Keep up the good work!
Clare

It looks like you have a Weber grill with the cast iron grates. Some people prefer the way you have the grates (with the ‘pointy’ side up), but they are actually intended to be flipped over with the flat-side up. This gives nice, wide, grill-marks.

A friend of mine had his grates ‘upside-down’ like this, and just didn’t realize. So I spread the word when I can. Of course, either way works, but I like the wider grill marks better.

DANA! These look soooo good! Definitely going to give these a try!

I didn’t think it would be possible to make a veggie patty that would hold up to a grill. I cant wait to try these!!!

Hi Dana, I have made a lot of veggie burgers in my life – this is so far the best one! I recommend doubling the recipe – you can use full cans of beans and they freeze really well. No need to defrost before cooking. My whole family loves them, even the meat lover son and husband. It is also very flexible – I have added mushrooms, sautéed squash – play around with it to make it your own.

These look amazing. I can’t wait to try them – cooked rice and beans. These look perfect.

You are THE veggie burger QUEEN! They’re the perfect amount of spice too. Thank you for sharing!!

I just cooked it today and love it! only “pain” is the brown rice, it takes soo long to cook!

I made these with the following revisions:
– used half the pepper.
– used LESS than half the salt and I shouldn’t have added any salt. I used beans cooked at home with no salt, and the burgers were STILL plenty salty.
– used NO added sugar.
– used only 1/4 cup bread crumbs.
– in place of the bbq sauce, I used the recommended veganaise/ketchup mixture.
They were delicious. Great consistency (or chewiness) to them. They held together well – I did not grill them, but instead cooked them on a cast iron skillet. But I think they’d hold up quite nicely on a grill, and will bring them the next time I’m invited to such an event.
Thanks for the recipe!

These look amazing Dana! love that they have a good amount of protein too! can’t wait to try them :)

I’ve been make brown rice with the same method as you for a long time now…..before it would gum up and the next day it would be hard in the center again….thanks for reminding me it is still the best way to cook rice…..

You are a culinary queen. Seriously Dana, these look so good! But I’m dying to know the sauce you put on the top… some sort of vegan mayo??

YES! I needed this! Burgers that actually stick together! I can’t wait to make these!

I made these last night and they are amazing! I didn’t get a picture because we were just too hungry :) I didn’t have any walnuts but I subbed cashews and they were still great. Looking forward to making more soon both for immediate enjoyment and to make some to freeze.

Massive congrats! I know this isn’t so veg but I sort of want to put an egg on it. As per usual, stunning photos and another recipe I’ve gotta try.

These burgers have amazing flavor and were very sturdy! I didn’t have walnuts and we have to go the GF route, so I just subbed in 1 and 1/3 cup ground oats for both the walnuts and the bread crumbs, and they turned out great. I fried them in a little coconut oil on our stove, and my whole family was pleased with the results. Thanks for another killer recipe!

This recipe is delicious! So flavorful. My kids and I devoured them but were very frustrated on how soft the burgers ended up. They ended up getting squashed and half fell out of the buns before finishing.
Any tips on ending up with a firmer burger that doesn’t fall apart?

Absolutely yummy and I knew veggie burgers were easy to make, but I never tried them!!!!!! Thank you sweetie!

I just fed this to the family and all ate it with no complaints including a 5 year old and a 2 year old! A couple of substitutes based on available items in cupboard etc….. A tin of lentils for the black beans and curry powder instead of chilli, white basmati rice, regular breadcrumbs, olive oil to fry onions plus a little garlic salt to the mix.

We cooked on the hot plate on the BBQ and served on rolls as burgers. The kids had some tomato sauce but the adults had satay and sweet chilli sauces.

DELICIOUS! They held together well and I am looking forward to making again.

Thanks for another awesome recipe.

These look so good!!!! I’m a vegetarian and constantly looking for new ways to make veggie burgers. Yum!

Ok, this might be a bold claim, but you may quite possibly have created the holy grail of veggie burgers! And you can grill them?! It doesn’t get any better than that! You rock Dana!

These didn’t actually hold up on the grill. They fell apart too easily if not handled with extreme care. Taste was good though.

Grillable should be mean hardy, like a hunk of seitan.

Oh and by the way: Can you substitute the rice for quinoa? Thanks.

HI!
My name is Magda Morales. Im from Costa Rica and I absolutely looooooove food (raw, vegan,) AAAND I absolutely loooooooove your recipes.

I decided to write because I was in the look for a veggie grillable burger and though: maybe this guys have one but I got distracted and ended up checking my mail and for my surprise: there it was! A grillable veggie burger! Not only you have delicious recipes but now have telepathic powers! haha just kidding.

Have a great night!

Cheers!!!!

Magda

Sweet lord, look at the structural integrity of those burgers!!!!!

These look absolutely perfect and I am certain they will be a hit in my house.
Thanks for an awesome recipe.

ohmygosh! these look like THE best! I’m going to make them right now :)

These sound yummy. I’ve got to try them. I even have all the ingredients!

I love that you have created a homemade veggie burger that looks like even the most passionate meat-eater would love!! I am going to have to give these a whirl – but might try subbing the panko with the GF version or mixing some almond meal and coconut flour together and see if it sticks. YUMMY!

Gah, these burgers look INCREDIBLE, Dana! Need.

Wow these sound amazing! I’ll definitely let you know how they end up! cheers!

These look amazing and so tasty!

Another winner in my book!!.. Your recipes are mindblowing!.. By looking at the picture, I thought for a minute it was meat.. thank God I read the header, phew!!!

WOW! I you hadn’t said they were veggie burgers I would of thought they were meat!

Good golly, woman. You’re unstoppable. Can’t wait to try these! :)

Looks delicious, can’t wait to try out this recipe!!

These look AMAZING. I’ve been vegetarian for 13 years, and still love finding new recipes.. so thank you for this post!x

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No longer will I be the lame girl at the party without a burger! Woohoo! You’ve saved me from being an eternal pariah! ;) Seriously, I’m excited to throw these on someone’s grill (I don’t have my own either).

Question on substitutions: black beans don’t sit well with me, so what is the best alternative? Pinto or white bean would seem to have similar consistency, but not sure if you tried those.
Also, my hubby hates the taste of BBQ sauce, so is there sub for that?
I can’t wait to try this – I’ve been waiting for a good burger recipe and this seems to be it!

Waauww, grillable burgers, so brilliant! I don’t know how you do it but the photos are sooo sharp (don’t know if that is the correct translation) but it is like these burgers are right in front of me… feeling very hungry..

Would it be good to sub for GF bread crumbs? BTW this looks beautiful and delicious!

Yum these look great. Yes my brown rice veggie burgers would not work for grilling! I can’t wait to try these. We grill all the time on vacation – I’m bringing this recipe when I travel in a few weeks. I’m going to leave out the sugar and probably add a little cilantro. Love the addition of walnuts!! Thank you :)

You seriously just made my guys morning! He hates the “grillable” vegan burgers from the store but loves grilling.

I just posted GIANT veggie burgers on my blog that I intended to grill, but as I was making them into patties I had to sadly admit to myself that they were not grill-stable. I am definitely going to try this out on my first and brand new grill that I have been obsessed with. Have you ever tried toasted buckwheat groats in your burgers? I love them and the add a really great texture/crunch.

You are THE master! <3